Bibliograph

Charlotte Huck's children's literature, Barbara Z. Kiefer

Type

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Charlotte Huck's children's literature, Barbara Z. Kiefer

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Charlotte Huck's children's literature

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

303079955

Responsibility statement

Barbara Z. Kiefer

Table Of Contents

I. Learning about books and children : Knowing children's literature: Children's literature defined ; Valuing literature for children ; Evaluating children's fiction ; Classics in children's literature ; The book awards ; Recent trends in children's books -- Understanding children's responses to literature: Reading interests and preferences ; Developmental patterns that influence response ; Response in the classroom -- The changing world of children's books and the development of multicultural literature: A worldwide tradition of story ; Western childrens' literature: from its beginning to the twentieth century ; Children's literature: the twentieth century ; The multicultural world of children's booksII. Exploring children's literature : Books to begin on: Developing initial literacy ; Babies' first books ; Toy books ; Finger rhymes and nursery songs ; Nursery rhymes ; Alphabet books ; Counting books ; Concept books ; Wordless books ; Books about the common experiences of young children ; Books for the beginning reader -- Picturebooks: The picturebook defined ; The art and artists of picturebooks ; The matter of style ; The language of picturebooks ; The content of picturebooks ; Themes and subjects in picturebooks -- Traditional literature: A perspective on traditional literature ; Folktales ; Fables ; Myths ; Epic and legendary heroes ; The Bible as literature -- Modern Fantasy: Fantasy for today's child ; Modern fairy tales ; Modern fantasy ; Science fiction -- Poetry: The meaning of poetry ; Selecting poetry for children ; Sharing poetry across the curriculum -- Contemporary realistic fiction: Realism in contemporary children's literature ; Becoming one's own person ; Coping with problems of the human condition ; Living in a diverse world ; Popluar types of realistic fiction -- Historical fiction: Historical fiction for today's child ; Stories of prehistoric times ; Stories of the eastern hemisphere ; Stories of the western hemisphere ; Into the twentieth century -- Nonfiction books: trends in nonfiction books ; Criteria for evaluating nonfiction books ; Types of nonfiction books ; Using literature across the curriculum -- Biography: Biography for today's child ; Criteria for juvenile biography ; Types of presentation and coverage ; Autobiographies and memoirsIII. Developing a literature program : Planning the literature program: Purposes of the literature program ; Literature-based programs ; Components of a literature program ; Shaing literature with children ; Providing time to read books ; Providing time to talk about books ; Providign time for the in-depth study of books ; Connecting literature and life ; Connecting books across the curriculum ; Assessment and evaluation ; The school and the community -- Appendixes -- A. Children's book awards -- Book selection aids -- Publishers' addresses

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Children's literature

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